In the calm and cold of the new year, it's tempting to hibernate and rest up for the tilling and planting to come. But January is prime time for another kind of preparation: learning all you can to make this growing season your best ever. Sure, you could stay home and read books or browse websites. But a winter or spring class or workshop is a better place to start. You can ask questions, get …
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… soak the corn husk leaves in water for 10 to 15 minutes. They should be wet and pliable. Take one leaf, preferably a smaller one, and roll it so the veins run lengthwise. Cut off about 3 inches on the skinny end and trim … arm piece between the top and bottom folds of the body leaf so it looks like a plus sign. Wrap one rubber band around the body above the arm piece to form a neck. Wrap another rubber band …
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… roots. Their deep-green leaves are two-ranked—arising from the soil directly opposite one another in an alternating sequence. Because the leaves arch directly above one another, a mature plant develops a symmetrical, fan-shaped silhouette that provides a perfect … every two weeks in spring and summer. Move the plant back indoors in fall. The plant is one of those rare plants that actually blooms best if slightly pot-bound, but its roots are …
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… Easter Egg and Mother's Day brunches. The sitting charge is $100 for a ten-minute session and one fully edited digital file of your photo choice, paid in advance. Additional images will be …
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Did you know there is more to the fossil record than dinosaurs? Or that the plants that were living during the dinosaur ages were very different than the ones that exist today? What would cause that to happen over evolutionary time? Go behind the scenes and meet Garden paleontologists, Pat Herendeen, Ph.D., and Fabiany Herrera, Ph.D., to learn how they find fossil sites in Mongolia and how they …
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… a longer, more extensive view of the entire bog. Students must be able to walk at least one mile. Limited to 16 students. Lunch is provided on June 21. A map will be sent with …
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… sure to sterilize your pruning tools with rubbing alcohol or a solution of nine parts water to one part bleach. All diseased or dead wood should be removed first. Prune out branches that are …
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… treatment will help the grass to green up faster in spring. For each application, figure on one pound of nitrogen for each 1,000 square feet of lawn. …
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… treatment will help the grass to green up faster in spring. For each application, figure on one pound of nitrogen for each 1,000 square feet of lawn. …
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… museums, and other cultural institutions throughout Illinois. Animal Farm's 2018 album, We Are One , won a 2018 National Parenting Product Award, Mom’s Choice Award, and Parents Choice …
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